Jefferson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Jefferson Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township

Jefferson Township Meeting Hall on Main Street

Location of Jefferson Township in Muskingum County

Coordinates: 40°7′3″N 82°0′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.11750°N 82.01167°W﻿ / 40.11750; -82.01167Coordinates: 40°7′3″N 82°0′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.11750°N 82.01167°W﻿ / 40.11750; -82.01167
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Muskingum
Area

• Total| 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
• Land| 2.1 sq mi (5.3 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 738 ft (225 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 1,766
• Density| 856.4/sq mi (330.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-38752[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1086723[1]

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,766 people in the township, 416 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Name and history
* 3 Government
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Geography

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Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Madison Township \- east
* Cass Township \- west

Most of the village of Dresden is located in northern Jefferson Township.

## Name and history

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It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[4]

Jefferson Township was described in 1833 as having one church, two flouring mills, three saw mills, and six physicians.[5]

## Government

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The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 264. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Zanesville

City|

* Zanesville

Map of Ohio highlighting Muskingum County

Villages|

* Adamsville
* Dresden
* Frazeysburg
* Fultonham
* Gratiot‡
* New Concord
* Norwich
* Philo
* Roseville‡
* South Zanesville

Townships|

* Adams
* Blue Rock
* Brush Creek
* Cass
* Clay
* Falls
* Harrison
* Highland
* Hopewell
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Licking
* Madison
* Meigs
* Monroe
* Muskingum
* Newton
* Perry
* Rich Hill
* Salem
* Salt Creek
* Springfield
* Union
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Duncan Falls
* East Fultonham
* Nashport
* North Zanesville
* Pleasant Grove
* Trinway

Unincorporated
communities|

* Adams Mills
* Bloomfield
* Blue Rock
* Bridgeville
* Cannelville
* Chandlersville
* Coal Hill
* Cottage Hill
* Darlington
* Dillon Falls
* Ellis
* Freeland
* Gaysport
* Gilbert
* High Hill
* Hopewell
* Ironspot
* Irville
* Licking View
* Marquand Mills
* Mattingly Settlement
* Meadow Farm
* Mount Sterling
* Moxahala Park
* Museville
* Otsego
* Rix Mills
* Ruraldale
* Sonora
* Spratt
* Stovertown
* Sundale
* White Cottage
* Young Hickory
* Zeno

Former communities|

* Putnam

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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